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My father was Catholic, and my mother wanted me to go to Catholic school. That's what I did in first grade. But she couldn't afford the payments. I think it must have hurt her a lot, not to be able to give me a Catholic education.

~Edward P. Jones

Topics: Able Afford Catholic Catholic School Did Education Father First First Grade Give Give Me Go Grade Her Hurt Lot Me Mother Must Payments School She Think Wanted I Think

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My mother relied on her memory to do things because she couldn't read. Part of that was not really knowing numbers.

~Edward P. Jones

Topics: Because Her Knowing Memory Mother Numbers Part Read Really She Things

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At first I read mostly books by Southern authors - black and white - because almost all the people I knew were born and raised in the South, starting with my mother. I remember I got a lot of Erskine Caldwell.

~Edward P. Jones

Topics: Almost Almost All Authors Because Black Black And White Books Born First Got Knew Lot Mostly Mother People Raised Read Remember South Southern Starting Were White I Remember

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I don't want to own something that you can't take into your apartment at night.

~Edward P. Jones

Topics: Apartment Night Own Something Take Want You Your

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I don't believe that there is any particular book that influenced any 'career' I might have.

~Edward P. Jones

Topics: Any Believe Book Career Influenced Might Particular

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Perhaps if I knew I would be stranded on an island with but one book, I would choose the Bible. For no religious reason whatsoever, but because of the varieties of stories, which might be useful as the days pass.

~Edward P. Jones

Topics: Because Bible Book Choose Days Island Knew Might One Book Pass Perhaps Reason Religious Stories Stranded Useful Whatsoever Which Would

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'Jane Eyre,' when I think of that book, it conjures up the best moments of college English courses. Literature is extraordinary, especially when you have a good professor.

~Edward P. Jones

Topics: Best Book College Courses English Extraordinary Good Jane Literature Moments Professor Think Up You I Think

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I write a lot in my head. I've never been driven to write things down.

~Edward P. Jones

Topics: Been Down Driven Head Lot Never Things Write I Write

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I'm not afraid of my own company. I was made to be at home.

~Edward P. Jones

Topics: Afraid Company Home Made My Own Own

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The people I grew up around, almost all of them had been born and raised in the South. And, you know, they didn't always go to church, but they lived their lives as if God were watching everything they did.

~Edward P. Jones

Topics: Almost Almost All Always Around Been Born Church Did Everything Go God Grew Had Know Lived Lives People Raised South Them Up Watching Were You

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: Unknown

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